I am hoping to post a lesson plan and materials later this month. Use these books to teach about amazing heroes and leaders from our communities! In my own classroom, we are studying about 3-4 AAPI Leaders per week and using graphic organizers to capture what we learned. I have organized this list into two categories: (1) Books Featuring Multiple AAPI Leaders, and (2) Books Featuring a Specific AAPI Leader. In this booklist, I share 15 books about AAPI Leaders for elementary students, consisting of mostly picture books! Each book is written or co-written by an AAPI author because we must center AAPI voices while teaching our heritage and history. This engaging biography follows Wu Chien Shiung as she battles sexism and racism to become what Newsweek magazine called the Queen of Physics for her work on beta decay.

My hope is to release a plethora of resources for educators, families, and librarians to ensure that our history and heritage is taught. Giving her a name meaning Courageous Hero, they encouraged her love of learning and science. This month I am doing an AAPI Studies Series for Colorful Pages. Both must be brought to the surface of the conversations in our schools, libraries, and homes. Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom By Teresa Robeson, Illustrated by Rebecca Huang (2019) hardcover Buy Now. There is so much joy and brilliance from our communities along with harm and sadness that we have faced.

As a Native Hawaiian Wahine, it is incredibly important to me that our keiki (children) are taught the history of my community and other Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.

Queen of Physics by Teresa Robeson